Guideline for the Registration of Construction Personnel

Effective June 1, 2015, all employees carrying out construction work are required to be a Registered Construction Personnel as stipulated in section 33, Act 520. Additionally, any construction personnel performing supervisory duties at the site or perform the work of a skilled worker, listed in the Third Schedule of Act 520 shall be accredited and certified as stipulated in section 33A, of the same act. In that regard, a guideline has been provided as a point of reference for the construction personnel to be registered as a Registered Construction Personnel in accordance with Act 520. This guideline is named Guideline for the Registration of Construction Personnel. It is hoped that all construction personnel will utilize this guideline to comply with the requirements of Act 520.

The following are definitions which should be noted and be guided by applicants for registration of construction personnel;

"Accreditation" means a procedure by which the Board or any person authorized by the Board provides a formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out a specific task relating to the construction industry;

"Non-Malaysian Citizen" means an individual who does not hold a blue identity card issued by the National Registration Department of Malaysia.

"Construction Industry" means the industry related to construction work, including design, manufacture, technology, materials and workmanship and services for the purpose of construction;

"Training Institution" means an institution, place or premises that provides training and other related activities for construction personnel;

"Construction Personnel Card" means the construction personnel registration card issued by the board in accordance with the provisions of Act 520 and the conditions of registration for the purpose of carrying out construction work on site.

(A) any work that forms an important part and integral or is preparatory or temporary to the works described in paragraphs (a) to (e), including land clearing, ground research and improvement, land transfer, excavation, placement foundation stone, restoration and landscaping; or(B) the acquisition of building materials, equipment or employees, which are necessarily required for any work described in paragraphs (a) to (e);

"Contractor" means a person who undertakes or completes or undertakes to carry out or to complete any construction work;

"Registered Contractor" means a contractor registered in accordance with this Act;

"Training" includes preparing or undergoing certain processes to improve the skills and knowledge of a person in relation to the construction industry;

"Board" means the Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board established under section 3;

"Employer" means a person with whom a construction personnel has contracted a service or apprenticeship in the construction work. Employers include: -i) the manager, agent or person responsible for payment of wages or wages to an employeeii) any group of persons whether or not a statutory or incorporatediii) any government, department of work, statutory bodies, local authorities or other bodies as may be determined by the board

"General Construction Worker" means any worker or worker who is unskilled and employed for manual work;

"Skilled Construction Worker" means any employee who has the skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience received for one or more tred as determined by the Board and listed in the Third Schedule;

"Semi-skilled Construction Worker" means any employee who possesses the level of skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience received for one or more tred as determined by the Board;

Note: Skilled Construction Workers and Semi-skilled Construction Workers are the construction personnel who have undergone the skills assessment process and are recognized as proficient in the field of skill and skill level assessed.

"Trainee" means a person undergoing or following training related to the construction work within the period specified by the training institution.

"Authorization" means a procedure by which the Authority or any person authorized by the Authority gives written warrant that a process, practice or service complies with the specific requirements;

"Construction Project Manager" means any employee who has the skills, knowledge and experience received as determined and assigned to the construction site or any other such place to organize, plan, control and co-ordinate the construction work from the beginning until finished;

"Construction Site Supervisor" means any employee who has the skill level, knowledge and experience received assigned to a construction site or any other such place to oversee the construction work;

"Construction Personnel" means-

(a) general construction worker;(b) semi-skilled construction workers;(c) skilled construction workers;(d) construction site supervisor;(e) construction project manager; and(f) any other worker in the construction industry as determined by the Board

"Registered Construction Personnel" means a construction personnel registered or certified under this Act;

"Foreign Construction Personnel" means a person from a non-Malaysian citizen who holds a valid working permit and is employed to perform construction work

"Work Permit" means a permission to work in Malaysia issued by the Immigration Department of Malaysia in accordance with the stipulated conditions.

"Construction Site" means the premises or area or location specified by the board where construction work is carried out.

"Tred" means a skill area associated with skilled construction workers as listed in the third table (act 520).

"Malaysian Citizen" means the person holding a blue identity card or military / police identification card issued by the National Registration Department of Malaysia.

Any person employed in the construction industry as well as undertaking construction work is eligible to be considered as a construction personnel.

Registration of construction personnel is selected based on the following principles:

The Registration of Construction Personnel is subject to the requirements & resolution of Act 520

Support and comply with other written laws

Registration of construction personnel to enter and execute construction work at the site

Engage with the progress of physical construction work

a)Construction Personnel Card is the property of the board and is not transferable or to be held or
stored by other individuals that is otherwise named in the card.

b)The Construction Personnel Cardholder is responsible for complying with the requirements of the registration of construction personnel, Act 520 and other written laws during the validity period.

c)All building personnel are required to comply with the instructions / circulars issued by CIDB from time to time either in the form of print or electronic media. Any directives / circulars circulated by post, newspaper, website, media or any other rules shall be deemed to have been received by the construction personnel.

d)All information / documents submitted to CIDB are the property of CIDB. CIDB reserves the right to use and disclose such information in any form of publication for the use and benefit of the construction industry.

e)Construction personnel registered under section 33 of Act 520 will be issued a Construction Personnel Card within the validity period as stated on the Construction Personnel Card.

f)Construction personnel shall renew the Construction Personnel Card before the expiry date. Application for renewal can be made within 60 days from the expiry date.

g)Construction personnel who do not renew the registration of construction personnel within 3 years from the date of the last expiry shall lose their status as a registered construction personnel. Re-registration can be made after the applicant meets the requirements of the new Construction Personnel registration.

a)All applications for Personnel Registration shall be made in accordance with the manner and method specified by CIDB.

b)Application for registration for local construction personnel may be made by the applicant himself or an appointed representative subject to the eligibility requirements as well as the prescribed documents

c)Application for registration of foreign construction personnel shall be made by an employer or appointed representative subject to qualification requirements as well as prescribed documents.

d)Application made through the company representative should use the Representative Authorization form provided by CIDB (Appendix 1). (Appendix 1).

e)Registration fees will be levied to approved applications. The registration fee is to be paid
within 30 days from the date the application approved date. Registration fee rates schedule is as per Appendix 2. Appendix 2.

f)The Construction Personnel Registration comes into effect from the date of receipt of the payment / invoice issued by CIDB.

a. The Construction Personnel Card is issued pursuant to Act 520 and other written laws pertaining to the construction and
labor industries.

b. Construction personnel will be registered by CIDB according to the following categories:

General Construction Worker

Semi-skilled Construction Worker

Skilled Construction Worker

Construction Site Supervisor

Construction Project Manager

Administration

Construction Trainee

c. Construction personnel skills and tred categories will be determined as follows:

Category designations are based on the scope of work, academic qualifications as well as building personnel skills.

The categories of construction personnel will be differentiated according to the designated color code.

Skilled Construction Workers Category and Semi-skilled Construction Personnels will be determined through
the skill
certificates as described in Table 1: Category / Tred Designation.

If the construction personnel possess skills under different category, the category setting
will be registered by the highest category.

d. Tred / skills field will be displayed in the Construction Personnel Card with the exception for the General Construction
Worker Personnel and Construction Trainee only.

e. Personnel Construction Card has a fixed expiry period and shall be renewed before the specified expiry date.

Any person who fulfills the following requirements is eligible to be registered as a construction personnel.

The age limit of registration of construction personnel is 18 years and above and for Trainee is 16 years and above.

Working in the construction industry as well as implementing construction works.

Take the Security Induction Course for construction personnel or other similar courses recognized by CIDB. Refer Appendix 3.

Applicants may apply for registration and are accredited as Building Site Supervisors or Skilled Construction Workers as prescribed under section 33A, Act 520 if they meet the following conditions:

Holds a valid Construction Personnel Card.

Has a Certificate of Skill or other similar certificates certified by CIDB for the purpose of accreditation of skilled construction workers and / or construction site supervisors

Trade / skill for accreditation for Skilled Construction Workers is as per the Third Schedule, Act 520

The area of ​​specialization for accreditation for Site Builder Supervision is as per Appendix 5.

A copy of the relevant skills certificates shall be submitted together with the original certificate at any State CIDB office during the application for the Accreditation of the Supervisor / Buildings of Skilled Builders.

Processing fees must be settled upon application. This payment will not be refunded. Payment of registration fee must be settled upon approval of application for registration. Payment schedule is as per Appendix 2.

The validity period of the construction personnel registration is as follows:

The applicant is required to submit a renewal application within the prescribed period. However, application for registration of foreign construction personnel will only be considered after the work permit from the Malaysian Immigration Department is approved.

Each Construction Personnel will be registered in the category as defined in the Construction Personnel, section 2 of Act 520. The documents to be submitted for category designation are as follows:

Accreditation from accreditation bodies or relevant authorities accredited by CIDB

Skillset from CIDB's Recognized Training Center

Proof of experience in construction work certified by CIDB

Category designation for Expatriates is based on the Position stated in the work permit approved by Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM)

No.

Category

Terms of Registration

a.

General construction worker

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration and ii. Carry out construction work andiii. Pending accreditation of skills

b.

Semi-skilled construction worker

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration ii. Posses Skills Certificate (SKK) or certificate of competence recognized by CIDBiii. Tred of skills not listed in the third schedule of Act 520

c.

Skilled construction worker

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration ii. Posses Skills Certificate (SKK) or certificate of competence recognized by CIDBiii. Tred of skills listed in the third schedule of Act 520 Appendix 7 7

d.

Construction site supervisor

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration ii. Possess Skills Certificate (SKK) Construction Site Supervisor certificate of competence recognized by CIDB or other agencies accredited by CIDB

e.

Construction project manager

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration and ii. Possess Diploma / Degree or equivalent in construction related field oriii.
Certificate of Project Management Accreditation recognized by CIDB oriv. Proof of experience in construction works certified by CIDB (company owner)

f.

i. Administration

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration and ii. Carry out administrative work on a construction site

ii.Construction Trainee

i. Comply with the requirements of construction personnel registration andii. Trainee from Institutions of Higher Learning or Skills Training Center accredited by CIDB andiii. Engage with construction site exerciseiv.
Applications must be supported by a Higher Education Institution or Skills Training Center